Doctoral Placements

We are pleased to announce our recent doctoral student placements. Our department’s rich history of graduate and undergraduate students being placed at agencies and institutions across the world is what makes us a leader in criminal justice and criminology education. The following chart highlights our 2021 graduate students and their current placement:

Brittany

Brittany Acquaviva
Tenure-Track Assistant Professor
Placement Institution: Ball State University
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Shelly Clevenger

Matthew

Matthew Bills
Research Associate
Placement Institution: Correctional Management Institute of Texas
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Erin Orrick

Alondra

Alondra Garza
Tenure-Track Assistant Professor
Placement Institution: University of Central Florida
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jason Ingram

Chris

Chris Guerra
Tenure-Track Assistant Professor
Placement Institution: University of Texas at El Paso
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Erin Orrick

Christi

Christi Gullion
Tenure-Track Assistant Professor
Placement Institution: University of Texas-Arlington
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jason Ingram

Shamika

Shamika Kelley
Research Director
Placement Institution: The Forensic Center of Excellence/Texas Forensic Science Nursing Examiners
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Elisa Toman

Alexis

Alexis Rockwell
Tenure-Track Assistant Professor
Placement Institution: University of South Alabama
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jason Ingram

Wesley

Wesley Smith
Data Analyst
Placement Institution: Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Research and Development Division
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Erin Orrick